Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v Electra (formerly Grain May), a 2013 built Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel of 87,150 dwt that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in April 2017.

Diana Shipping takes delivery of Post-Panamax dry bulk vessel Electra

Including the newly delivered m/v Electra, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet currently consists of 51 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 14 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax and 23 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of our fleet is approximately 5.9 million dwt with a weighted average age of 7.83 years.

Source: Diana Shipping